A visit to the Bethany Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Bethany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery:
48.0267, -97.0194
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Crookston. Crookston lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the Bethany Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kongsvinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kongsvinger Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsvinger Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Park is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swedish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nyskoga Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Nyskoga Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyskoga Cemetery
- St. Timothy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Timothy Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Timothy Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mesopotamia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Mesopotamia Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesopotamia Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Swedish Evangelical Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Nesbit Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Nesbit Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Bygland Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Bygland Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bygland Cemetery
- Vega Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Vega Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega Cemetery
- Vega Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Vega Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Grand Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grand Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Manvel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manvel is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <5>
- Kelly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kelly is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Mallory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mallory is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Alvarado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alvarado is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Oslo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mekinock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Emerado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Euclid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Euclid is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Fisher
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Ardoch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Big Woods is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Shirley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Warsaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Gilby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gilby is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <5>
- Johnstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Argyle
- Crookston
- East Grand Forks
- Fisher
- Gilby
- Grand Forks
- Minto
- Oslo
- Oslo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oslo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Thompson
- Warren
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Polk County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2081323 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2081323 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Polk
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oslo SE
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 48.0266667 Lon: -97.0194444
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethany Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |